radioNOVO News for Selinsgrove: August 14, 2026

RNN SELINSGROVE 08/14/26          A HISTORIC MARKET STREET MANSION IN BLOOMSBURG IS UP FOR SALE.          BEN FRANKLIN TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS NORTHEAST HAS PUT THE HISTORIC TUSTIN MANSION—CURRENTLY OPERATING AS THE BLOOMSBURG INNOVATION CENTER—ON THE MARKET FOR ONE-POINT-ONE MILLION DOLLARS.          NONPROFIT OFFICIALS CITED FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE SALE. THE CENTER’S CURRENT TENANTS WILL BE ABLE TO REMAIN IN THE BUILDING UNTIL THE SALE IS FINALIZED, AND OFFICIALS SAY THEIR COMMITMENT TO LOCAL BUSINESSES REMAINS UNCHANGED.          A DEVELOPER IS THREATENING TO SUE THE TOWN OF BLOOMSBURG AFTER OFFICIALS CANCELED A KEY ZONING HEARING FOR A PROPOSED DATA CENTER.          DEVELOPER MATT ZOPPETTI APPLIED TO TRANSFORM THE FORMER WINDSOR FOODS FACTORY ON WEST ELEVENTH STREET, BUT THE TOWN DEEMED HIS APPLICATION INCOMPLETE FOR LACKING SPECIFIC PROJECT DETAILS.          ZOPPETTI INSISTS HE PROVIDED ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION BEFORE THE TOWN'S SIX-MONTH DATA CENTER MORATORIUM TOOK EFFECT. HE WARNS THAT LEGAL ACTION WILL COMMENCE IF THERE ARE ANY MORE DELAYS........... RESULTING IN WHAT HE SAYS WILL BE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN LEGAL DAMAGES.